Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,582, James Fitch, Conn. Vt.

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Conn.
Fitch, James
R 3,582
Vt.
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State of New York } County of Tioga }
On this 8 th day of March 1834 personally appeared before W. H. Moore a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Tioga David Fitch, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he was sixty five years of age on the 8 th day May last, and that he had an elder brother by the name of James Fitch, and that when he was a boy in the town of Salisbury, county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, in the time of the war of the Revolution, his father directed him to take his horse and take his brother James to Salisbury Furnace to join the army and he did so, and his brother was then placed under Capt Joshua Stanton, and he then left him; he afterwards saw Capt Stanton who told him his brother was doing well at Horse Neck, thinks it was in the summer, does not know how long he was out that season.
At another time and another year, his father again directed him to carry his brother James to camp as he had been out for a long time, some part of the time in Vermont, and some of the time in Connecticut and other places, to carry his son James to the town of Canaan in Connecticut, which he did, and there he saw for the first time the regular troops and the Hessians who belonged to Burgoyne's Army; they had all stopped there to walk up.
He knows in the course of four years in the war of the Revolution, his brother was absent from home the principal part of the time, and he verily believes that he was in the service of his country, and he is well satisfied that his father, would not have spared his son James except in the cause of freedom. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
W. H. Moore Just. Peace
David Fitch

State of New York County of Tioga
I certify that I am well acquainted with the within named David Fitch, and that he is credible.
W. H. Moore Justice Peace
April 8 th 1834
State of New York
Tioga County Clerk's Office S d . I Green M c Tullis Clerk of the County of Tioga County in the State of New York do hereby certify that W. H. Moore before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County and duly sworn to administer oaths and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his signature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal affixed the seal of the said County this 11 th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Green M c Tullis Clerk By Edward Guffey Deputy Clerk

By the matter of James Fitch a Pension. Applicant.
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State of New York Yates County Ss:
On this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Yates now sitting James Fitch, a resident of the town of Middlesex in the County of Yates in the State of New York, aged Seventy (70) years on the eighth day of July last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th AD 1832. That he was born at Salisbury in the State of Connecticut on the eighth day of July in the year of our Lord 1762. and his age is (as he believes) entered upon the records of the town of Salisbury, Connecticut and also in his own family bible.
That he left the town of Salisbury during the Revolutionary war, & removed to the State of Vermont where he resided about twelve years: and since & at the present time has resided & continues to reside at Middlesex in the County of Yates N.Y.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as is herein after stated.
First. He enlisted as a private soldier in the Connecticut State Troops in the spring of the year in which he was fifteen years old, (which must have been 1777) into the company commanded by Captain William Burrall; Lieutenant — Sible & Ensign Luke Camp; attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel Porter. That he continued in the service at that time for six months. during the whole of which period, he was stationed in the southwest part of Connecticut, at & near Stoneneck.
Second.
He enlisted again in the year 1779, early in

the Spring, (according to the best of his recollection,) as a private in the Connecticut State Troops, into the Company commanded by Captain Joshua Stanton Lieutenant — Seeley & Ensign — Redfield attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Mathew Mead: That he was in actual service at this time for the period of Ten months, during which he was stationed near the seashore between New Haven and Horshneck in the State of Connecticut.
Third. He enlisted from his own class of Citizens as a private Soldier in the Connecticut State Troops, the time he does not distinctly recollect, but believes to have been near the close of the summer of 1780, for the period of Six months. That he served during the whole time in that part of Connecticut lying between New Haven and the New York line, near the sea coast: That he acted as sergeant during the last four months of the time aforesaid, in consequence of the sickness and absence of the regular sergeant. He served in the Company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Fletcher attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Canfield: During this Six months he received additional pay from his class of Citizens or militia.
Fourth. He enlisted as a private Soldier in the Vermont State Troops, at Tunbridge in the State of Vermont, early in the Spring of the year 1781, for two months, into the Company commanded by Captain John Spafford, Lieutenant Jackson attached to the Regiment commanded by Col — Allen, and that he served at Potters Ford in Vermont during the whole time.
Fifth. He enlisted as a private Soldier in the Vermont State Troops, at Tunbridge in

The State of Vermont, in the summer of 1781, and a very few weeks after the last term of service had expired, for a short period. He thinks for one month. He served the time of his enlistment in the company commanded by Capt Orange Train attached to the Regiment commanded by Col — Warner; He served the whole term at a Fort at Castleton.
He further says that he enlisted the first , second and third times above mentioned at Salisbury in the State of Connecticut, where he then resided, and that he never was engaged in any battle; but that he was in that part of the army which advanced upon Roncucke immediately after it had been burnt by the British, who were embarking at the time of the arrival of the troops to which he belonged.
And the said James Fitch hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Thomas J. Morris Esq. Clerk
James Fitch
I, William Dufet a justice of the peace, in and for the county of Yates in the state of New York residing in the town of Middlesex in said county of Yates, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above James Fitch who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be seventy years of age, and that he the said James Fitch is respected and beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides, as

have been a soldier of the revolution - and I am ever in that opinion & belief. Having subscribed the foregoing } Wm. Bassett eighth — day of September AD 1832. S. J. Morris Esq. } Clerk
And the said Court do further declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories proposed by  the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that William Bassett Esq. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a legally justice of the peace, resident in the town of Middlesex, in the County of Yates, and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas J. Morris deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Yates do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of James Fitch for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of my office, this twenty eighth day of September AD 1832 Thomas J. Morris Deputy Clerk

REJECTED
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P. O.
James Fitch of NY
Service:
Con'trovs
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____, 18

18,410 Index 8 o 2. New York
Revs. -
James Fitch let to H. W. Taylor Aug. 14. '34 - to same - Sept. 8. 1834 to Hon. J. Lee, May 3. 1837 " to A. Terry 11. Oct. 1843 " " " Terry 2. Nov. 1843 -

Rushville N.Y. 4 Augt 1843
Hon J L Edwards
Sir
Philip Dinturff was a pensioner under the act 7 June 1832. He died on the 10 th October 1840 leaving a widow Elizabeth Dinturff to whom he was married before the first of January 1794 and after his services were performed the said Elizabeth Dinturff died on the 21 st July 1841 leaving two sons Jacob and John Dinturff. The widow did not make application for a pension before her death.
Was the widow entitled to a pension? & if so failing to have made application in her lifetime can her sons obtain the pension now?
How are they to make application, in open court? John Dinturff lives in the State of Ohio and Jacob in Yates County New York. I will be very much obliged for a copy of the regulations and forms applicable to this case. Can a declaration be made by one of them only and the right of both to the pension established?
I am aware that the regulations do not permit supposition cases to be put - but this

is a case not within that rule, but comes under the provision made by the regulations giving information to persons having doubtful claims
In the matter of the application of James Fitch for a pension under the act 7 June 1832, I am authorised to make inquiries into that case. Henry W Taylor Esq. (then of Canandaigua NY) had the business in hand.
The Applicant supposed he had made out a full clear case for a pension. Please send me a copy of the correspondence, If the correspondence does not disclose your objections - have the goodness to suggest the deficiencies and objections to me
I am With Great respect Your Obt Servt
A. Tarry.

Hushville (or G) 28 th Oct 1853
Hon. J. L. Edwards
At Sir
Your favour of the 11 th inst has been received enclosing a copy of a letter to the Hon. Joshua Lee on the 6 th May 1837, from which I extract the following.
"The proof in the case of James Fitch was not sufficient and the papers were returned to the Hon. John Dickerson formerly a Member of Congress, in January 1835 and since that period no papers have been received here."
I have written to Mr. Dickerson to obtain the papers & he answers, that he is unable to find the papers among his files, & is not able to inform me where I can find them.
James Fitch the Applicant died on the 9 th Sept 1840. he left a Widow (now living) Polly Fitch who is made Sole Executrix of his last Will & Testament. The Will has been proved - but no Letters Testamentary have been issued.
James Fitch served in the Revolutionary War in the Militia of Connecticut over two years. as he set forth & claimed in his declaration above referred to.

It is presumed the rolls & records of the State of Connecticut have not yet been examined, in reference to this case - And no doubt exists that the defect in his proof can be supplied from that source
Can this claim be further prosecuted & can it be prosecuted without the original papers &.
I am ignorant of the rights of the Widow, and the mode of procedure - and will be greatly obliged for your instructions and advice
There is no doubt of the justice of this claim & it is supposed the defect in the proof was owing to the negligence of Fitch's agent in not procuring an examination of the rolls & records of the Militia in the Secretarys Office in Connecticut.
The Widow does not claim a pension - she was married in 1798. It is the pension that was due to her deceased husband under the Act of 7th June 1832 she wishes to present for.
If consistent with the rules of the Department I will be much obliged by an immediate answer. -
I am with Great respect Your Obedient
A. Torrey

In the matter of James Fitch a Rev. Soldier

James Fitch applicant for Pension
N o 18410.

State of New York Ontario County ss James Fitch being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is an affiant in a pension under the late law of the United States, granting pensions to the soldiers who were engaged in the Revolutionary War; that when he first proposed to make his application, he intended to apply to one Reuben Dayton, who then resided at the town of Harnes in the county of Cattaraugus for his testimony to his services as a revolutionary soldier; that the said Reuben Dayton had been a soldier in the said Revolutionary War and had served in the same company with the petitioner in one of the campaigns mentioned and particularly specified in the declaration of this petitioner now on file; that the said Reuben Dayton, served in company with the petitioner in the state of Connecticut for one year, and that the deponent has intended to obtain his testimony to that fact; that the deponent after he had commenced his proceedings and made out his declaration, went on foot to the said county of Cattaraugus of Cattaraugus where or quite one hundred miles from said deponent's residence, for the purpose of obtaining the testimony of said Dayton; that when he had arrived within about one mile of the residence of the said Dayton, he learned for the first time that the said Dayton had died about two or three days previously; that the deponent was informed & verily believes, that the said Dayton did not more than three days before that time; and the deponent further says, that if the said Dayton had been living he expected to prove by him, & verily believes he should have proved by him, satisfactorily, that he the deponent did serve in the Connecticut State troops for at least one year, and whether he could have proved by said Dayton a term of service longer than one year the deponent does not know. And further the deponent saith not.
James Fitch
Sworn & subscribed this 7 th day of April 1834 before me -
Jeffrey Chipman, Commissioner of Courts of Sessions & a justice of the Peace of the same Co.

Sept 2 nd CT
J. L. Edwards Esq. (Commissioner of Pensions.) Washington City. District of Columbia.
Additional Enclosure James M. Smith

State of Connecticut
Comptroller's Office
Hartford August 28 th 1834
On examination of the books of this office, it appears that on the 20 th day of March 1777, (in consequence of a pressing requisition from General Washington dated the 6 th instant) 2000 militia were detached, and ordered towards P'keepsill, (and to accept of volunteers if they should offer in lieu of detaching) and to be formed into 3 regiments; one of which regiments to be officered as follows: (viz)
Mercer Mosely Esq Colonel Joshua Porter Esq Lieutenant Colonel Sethro Hatch Esq Major
That on the 25 th April 1777, Col Mosely presented the pay abstract, for said regiment in said service, which was paid by this State; and charged to the United States amounting to $1435. 8. 0 - no payrolls in this office -
certified by Roger Huntington
Comptroller of Public Accounts

Hartford (Connecticut) August 28. 1834.
Is Edwards Esqr
In consequence of your suggestion in your letter to me bearing date the 14 th instant, that you had no evidence that there was a Regiment in the service in 1779 commanded by Col Porter, I have taken some pains to search the Comptroller's office, & find the fact as certified by the Comptroller as you will find within - he was Lieut Col - & probably commandant, which I think answers Mr Fitch's declaration.
I have also searched the Records, in relation to the service of Colonel Mearns troops. I do not find anything satisfactory - there certainly is nothing in that office, which I can find, which proves that his men did not serve 10 months - The pay abstract shews the settlement for the service of several Regiments, raised for the defence of the coast between New Haven & Horneck, (of which Colonel Mearns was one) from April 1. 1779 up to the close of the service, which was March 1. 1780. without specifying the particular time - Col Mearns Commission was ordered to be dated June 21. 1779 - but the minutes of the General Assembly shew that Col Mearns was appointed, & the troops ordered to be raised early in May, - perhaps earlier - the evidence, here I should think, quite as strong that these troops served for 10 or 11 months, as for a shorter period - however, if you are satisfied as to the other point, I shall be glad to have you grant a pension at any rate, whether the two months be allowed or not - I hope his name will now be placed on the pension Roll without further delay - but if it is not, I will be obliged to you to send me all the papers, (under cover) directed to me, at Carmel  Orange  Orange Co. NY.
I am Sir very Respectfully Yours Henry W. Taylor.

I Calvin Bateman Minister of the Baptist Church in the town of Goshen in the county of Ontario and State of New York do hereby certify that I have had a General Acquaintance with James Fitch since I was settled in the Christian Ministry in said Goshen in the month of November last; that the said James Fitch is a regular attendant on my Ministry although not a member of my Commission; that the said James Fitch sustains an unblemished reputation for truth and veracity, and is generally reported among his neighbors to have been in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war. Dated the 17 th day of March, 1834 -
Calvin Bateman
We the undersigned Justices of the Peace for the counties of Ontario & Yates in the State of New York do hereby certify that we have known James Fitch, all of us for five years and some of us for a longer term of time; that the said James Fitch is a man of unblemished character for truth and veracity, and that he is generally reported among his neighbors to have been a soldier in the service of the State in the revolutionary war, and we have always supposed such a reputation to be well founded in truth.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17 th day of March 1834 -
Job Pease J.P.
William Barnett Justice of the Peace
State of New York Ontario County ss
I Charles Loomis a Judge of Ontario County courts do hereby certify that the Rev. Calvin Bateman whose certificate appears above is Minister of the Baptist Church in Goshen aforesaid, and that the other gentlemen whose names appear above are Magistrates lawfully appointed for the County of Ontario and the other for the County of Yates, and that they are worthy of confidence.
March 17. 1834
Charles Loomis

Nov 21st 1870 New York City
Henry W. Taylor Esq. Canandaigua Ontario Co.

Marcellus Augt 4 th 1834
Henry W. Taylor Esq r Sir
I send you the certificate requested embodying the certificate of a clergyman who now lives some distance from here.
Yours &c Thos Goddard
I do certify that, I am well acquainted with Lemuel Barrows and Abigail Barrows of Marcellus in the county Onondaga, and that in my opinion they are credible Witnesses August 4 th 1834
Theron Goddard Justice of the peace

I, Lemuel Barrows of Marcellus in the County of Onondaga and State of New York. Testify and say, that in the year 1781. I became acquainted with James Fitch in the Town of Simsbury in the State of Vermont. P. Fitch then informed me that he had been an intitled Soldier for two or three campaigns; which I do not remember, from the State of Connecticut in the State troops. he then informed me of places and events which satisfied me that the thing was true. I had served four years in the Continental army. his appearance as a Soldier satisfied me that he had been in the army. the same as above stated he and I served in one Company in actual service a short campaign in Vermont. I have been acquainted with P. Fitch Fitch ever since and know him to be the same man. —
Marcellus July 7 th 1832 — Lemuel Barrows
State of New York Onondaga County } On the 9 th day of July 1832 came before me Town of Marcellus } the above named Lemuel Barrows personally known to me and made oath that that the above testimony or affidavit is in all respects just and true
Theron Goddard Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Onondaga }
I, Reuben S. H. Clerk of the said County do certify that Theron Goddard before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County that I am acquainted with his handwriting and justly believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 9 th day of July 1832 R. S. H. Clerk

I Abigail Barrows of Marcellus County of Onondaga in the State of New York, do Testify and say that James Fitch is a brother of mine, and that in the time of the revolutionary war my brother James enlisted as a soldier for two or three campaigns, and as I then and now believe was a soldier in the army, I was then from twelve to sixteen years of age, the first campaign I think was for six months
Marcellus July 7 th 1832
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Abigail Barrows
Onondaga County Town of Marcellus On the 9 th day of July 1832 came before me the State of New York above named Abigail Barrows personally known to me and made oath that the above testimony or affidavit is in all respects just and true
Thereon God and Justice of the Peace
State of New York } County of Onondaga } p
I Reuben S. Hopp Clerk of the said County do certify that Theron Godard before whom the preceding Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County that I am ac- quainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 9 th day of July 1832. R. S. Hopp Clerk

Concord August 7. 1884
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
at the suggestion of Mr. Bricker I have procured the additional certificate which appears to have been wanting to satisfy the Committee of Congress, on the application of James Fitch. I regret very much the omission in the first place of the want of such testimony as would satisfy your doubts. Since then papers were presented to you, he has procured a mass of additional evidence, which I think must remove all doubts. At the time of the first application he did not know the residence of his brother - or indeed if he was alive - nor if so that he could remember anything. The certificate of T. Goddard Esq. I have now for the first time procured. I hope there will be no further difficulty. If his name should be placed on the Roll, I will thank you to send me the certificate as soon as convenient, that the suffering old man may be able to draw in September. If not, you will do me the favor to return the papers to me.
I am Sir very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt Henry W. Taylor.
Note! Should there anything be wanting in form. I will on being informed instantly attend to the correction.

Sir
Providence April 20 87
Mr Dennis Fitch of Middlesex County Mass N.Y. wishes me to state to you that he enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army in 1880 in the town of Salisbury in the state of Connecticut under Capt William Burrill Lieut Dibb Ensign Camp for six months in the Militia Detachment and was mustered by Col Lashua Porter the year after he enlisted under Capt Ebenezer Fletcher and served six months at both tours he served on the sea coast from Newport to Narragansett the longest at Narragansett watching the Cove Boys the year after he enlisted under Capt John Stanton Ensign Headfield Lieut Silly served one year most of the time at Narragansett and stand for a Col Mathew Mead the year after he went to Connecticut and enlisted under Ensign Orin Stream who served as Capt Lieut Allen and served two months at Castleton two months after he served under Capt John Shaffard as substitute for Samuel Fargo and served two months at Pitsfield for that his papers were made out by his adjutant Mr Taylor of Canaan Connecticut and were forwarded to the Pension Office some time since and he has heard nothing from them have the goodness to have the examination made and write me the result of your inquiry and oblige you Obedient Servant
Lashua Porter Col M.P.
Dear Sir Can you

James Fitch In the matter of of my  Colo P. & C. Co.  Cow Group James Fitch a Revolutionary Soldier
Petition to Congress.
Jan. 12 th 1835.
Ref d to Com e on Rev. pensions
Dec. 16. 1835.
Ref d to Com e on Rev. Pensions
Jan y 27 1836
Report ag t to be re print
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Granger Ms. D. H. H. 22. Rev. Pens
Ms. A. 9. 2. 22

To the Honorable the Senate & House of Re- presentatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled;
The memorial of your petitioner James Fitch of Middlesex in the county of Yates & State of New York humbly shews,
That your petitioner was a Soldier, in the Revolution- ary War for several periods having enlisted at different times and that his actual service during that war amounted to not far from twenty eight months in the whole, which view are particularly specified in the declaration of your peti- tioner, now in the hands of Mrs. Dickson of the House of Re- presentatives and to which you quote containing your me- morialist begs leave to refer.
And your petitioner further represents, to your Honorable body, that after the passage of the act making pro- vision for the Soldiers engaged in the War of the Revolution your petitioner being as he believed fully entitled to the benefits thereof, immediately commenced proceedings to obtain it;
That in order to avoid delay, formal except in his pro- ceedings in the premises he first procured from the Office of the Commissioner of Pensions at Washington sev- eral forms and instructions adapted to the nature of his case.
And your petitioner further represents that he complied with the requirements of those forms and instructions literally, so far as the same was practi- cable in his case.
And your petitioner further represents that in con- sequence of the early age at which he entered the ar- my and at which he left his native State to which he never returned as a resident after entering the Army and of the great distance at which he has since resided from that part of the country where he served your petitioner could not obtain positive testimony as to all the time of his service. But your petitioner having travelled on foot more than one hundred and fifty miles to obtain the testimony of a fellow Soldier by the name of Grove Moore your petitioner learned that he had died but one or two days previous. But your

petitions and obtain the separate Affidavits of Abigail Barrows the Sister of your petitioner and Samuel Barrows her husband which affidavits are now in the possession of the Hon. John Dickson before mentioned and to which Affidavits Your honorable body is respectfully referred
And your petitioner further says that all the legal forms required by the said Act and also by the instructions of the Commissioners, having been fully complied with, your petitioner's papers were forwarded, to the Commissioners of Pensions at Washington who after having retained them for a very great length of time returned them stating that the name of JUNIUS FITCH was not found on the Rolls with the additional remark that it was incredible that he could obtain no testimony of his service.
That your petitioner caused the papers to be returned correcting the error in the name & referring the Commissioners to the testimony of Mr & Mrs Barrows, since which time the agent of your petitioner has received a letter advising him that the case was suspended; and also suggesting a new objection to it, the age of your petitioner. And as your petitioner is unable for the reasons before mentioned to obtain any better testimony than that contained in his own declaration under oath supported by the Affidavits of Mr. & Mrs Barrows, and as your petitioner is advised that all the requirements of the Act have been complied with, your petitioner therefore humbly prays your honorable body to grant to him that justice which your petitioner believes is unreasonably denied to him by the Commissioners of Pensions. And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.
James Fitch
But your petitioner having since the above petition was drawn up & signed, obtained the additional testimony of David Fitch a brother of your petitioner, (whose evidence was formerly unknown to your petitioner) and

any cause, to send for the Commissioners of Pensions. And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.
James Fitch
But your petitioner having since the above petition was drawn up & signed, obtained the additional testimony of David Fitch a brother of your petitioner, (whose residence was formerly unknown to your petitioner,) and
also additional testimony from the office of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut; and also certificates of the good character of Abigail Barnes & Samuel Barnes, & the his application having been again rejected by the Commissioners. Your petitioner prays your honorable body to grant him relief in the premises, & your petitioner, as in duty bound
James Fitch

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Fitch, James P. GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5828 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 6, 1791
to Stephen Thorne, assignee of Daniel Fitch, adm r.
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.